Nursing bottle holder



May 22, 1956 J. E. GOURLEY ET AL 2,746,702

NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Filed Dec. 10 1952 JOSEPH EGouRusY LAURA M.GOURLEY INVENTOR. BY d ATTORNEY United States Patent 2,746,702 NURSINGBOTTLE HOLDER Joseph E. Gourley and Laura M. 'Gourley, Decatur, Ill.

Application December 10, 1952, Serial No. 325,174

3 Claims. (Cl. 248-105) This invention relates to a nursing bottleholder.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a holder for nursingbottles which in use is adapted to support a nursing bottle in such aposition that the nipple thereon is conveniently accessible to a feedingchild and which holder when not in use is adapted to be collapsed forconvenient storage thereof.

A further object of the invention is to provide a nursing bottle holderincluding a pair of bottle supporting plates having pivotal connectionwith a box-like base and wherein the base is vertically adjustablerelative to a horizontal plane for corresponding adjustment of a bottlesupported by the plates.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a nursing bottleholder of the character above referred to wherein the said base isformed for engagement with the raised marginal edge on the tray of achilds high chair for conveniently positioning the holder for easyaccess to the bottle nipple by a feeding child.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent inthe course of the following detailed description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view as observed from the left of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view as observed in theplane of line 2-2 on Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view showing the holder in extended operativeposition as in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, designates a box-like base whichcomprises a bottom wall 11, side walls 12 and end walls 13 and 14. Theend wall 14 is of greater height than the end wall 13 and the upper freeedges of the side walls 12 are flush with the upper free edges of theend walls 13 and 14 and slant upwardly from the former to the latter.

The end wall 14 is of offset form as indicated in Fig. 2 and provides arecess 15 for receiving the usual elevated edge of the tray on a childshigh chair, it being understood that the bottom wall 11 is supported onthe tray. A generally rectangular plate 16 has one end thereof pivotallyconnected to the base 10 and which pivotal connection is preferablyeffected by means of a pair of pivot pins 17 mounted in and projectinginwardly from the side walls 12 adjacent the end wall 14 and such pinsproject into apertures in the opposite edges of the plate.

The plate 16 is adapted to be raised to a substantially operativevertical position from its base stored position indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 2 and in order to limit the plate in its movement fromstored inoperative position to its elevated operative position a pair ofstop pins 18 project inwardly from the side walls 12 slightly below thepivot pins 17 and slightly toward the front wall 13 as is clearlyindicated in Fig. 2.

A second generally rectangular plate 19 has one end 2,746,702 PatentedMay 22, 1956 thereof pivotally connected to the base 10 as by means ofhinges 20 which are supported by the upper edge of the end wall 14 and acoil spring 21 is mounted in a notch 22 in the upper edge of the endwall 14 intermediate the hinges 20 and is provided with an extension 23which bears on the inner face of plate 19 for normally maintaining thesame in operative position wherein it is outwardly inclined relative tothe end wall '14.

A chain or other flexible member 24 is disposed between andinterconnects the plates 16 and 19 whereby plate 16 is retained invertical position when plate 19 is retained in its inclined operativeposition by the spring 21. The plate 19 in its collapsed inoperativeposition functions as a cover for the base 10 and conceals the plate 16within the base as is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2- and the base10 with the cover 19 provides in effect a cabinet. In order to retainthe plate 19 in base covering position, it is provided with a. springcatch 25 which co-operates with a projection 26 on the inner face of theend wall 13 adjacent the upper free edge thereof.

The plate 16 is provided with a generally semi-circular recess 27 in itsfree end for receiving the cylindrical body portion of the nursingbottle B as is indicated in Fig. 2 and the plate 19 is provided with asubstantially circular opening 28 for receiving the neck portion of thebottle.

It will be seen from Fig. 2 that the opening 28 is of less diameter thanthe cylindrical body portion of the bottle B and that the bottle inoperatively supported position is inclined downwardly in the directionof its nipple end and accordingly the shoulder defined at the junctionof the body and neck portions of the bottle will abut the margin of theopening 28 for retaining the bottle in operative position.

It is to be further noted in Fig. 2 that the nipple N is disposedsubstantially beyond the plate 19 and in a position for easy access by achild seated in a high chair when the base 10 is supported on the traywith the raised edge disposed within the recess 15.

In order to provide a more accurate and a firm seating of the base 10and also to adjust either end thereof in order to bring the nipple Ninto convenient position, a plurality of suction cups 29 are providedand each is provided with a threaded stud 30 adjustably supported in acorresponding tap 31 in the bottom wall 11 of the base 10.

While we have disclosed our invention in accordance with a singlespecific structural embodiment thereof, such is to be considered asillustrative only, and not restrictive, the scope of the invention beingdefined in the sub-joined claims.

What we claim and desire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent is:

1. A nursing bottle holder comprising a box-like base including a bottomwall, side walls and first and second end walls, a generally rectangularfirst plate having dimensions smaller than the box-like base having oneend thereof disposed between said side walls and pivotally connectedthereto adjacent to but in spaced relation to the first end wall, asecond generally rectangular plate having dimensions larger than thefirst mentioned plate and having one end thereof pivotally connected tothe upper edge of the first mentioned end wall, each of said plates inoperative position projecting upwardly from said base and being providedwith bottle receiving means in its free end, means co-operating with thebase and said second plate for yieldably retaining same in operativeposition, means for retaining said first plate in operative positioncomprising stops projecting from said side walls and engaging the platebelow its pivotal connection and a flexible connection between theplates, and said plates being pivotal to inoperative position with thefirst named one disposed within the box-like base and the second namedone engaging the upper edges of the side and end Walls and forming acover for the box-like base.

2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein said one of said endWalls is of greater height than the other end wall and wherein the upperedges of said side Walls incline downwardly from said one to the otherof the end Walls, and said one of said end walls is formed with a recessto accommodate the raised edge on the tray of a childs high chair.

3. The structure according to claim 1 wherein the second plate has anopening therein adjacent its free end to receive the neck of a bottleand the first plate has a notch in the free end thereof on which tosupport a bottle.

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